The order of the appearance of teeth in children
The order of the appearance of teeth in children
Contents
1 Tooth in children
2 The order of the appearance of the teeth in children
2.1 Arrangement of the appearance of milk teeth
2.2 The emergence of permanent teeth in children
3 The importance of milk teeth
4 Preserving the milk teeth
5 References
Teeth in children
Children’s teeth are also called primary or milky teeth, and the number 20,
They differ in their shapes, sizes, and locations in the jaw.
Also, its appearance begins around the sixth month after birth,
The importance of these teeth lies in chewing and talking and giving the face its view, and these teeth begin to fall out during specific times of the child’s life,
These teeth are whiter than permanent teeth and are also smaller in size.
The order of the appearance of teeth in children
The order of the appearance of the milk teeth, the milk or milk teeth appear in sequence,
The following is a statement of their order to appear:
First: Lower central incisors:
And they appear in a period of time extending between 4-7 months, and these two incisors are the first teeth to appear.
Second: Upper central incisors:
These two cuts usually appear between 8-12 months.
Third: the upper lateral incisors:
These two discs appear in conjunction with each other between 9-13 months of the child’s life.
Fourth: Lower lateral incisors:
These two discontinuities appear between 10-16 months.
Fifthly: the upper first molars:
These molars appear on the right and left sides between 13-19 months.
Sixth: Lower first molars:
These molars appear between 14-18 months.
Seventh: Upper canines:
Where these canines block by their appearance the space formed between the lateral incisors and the primary molars, and they appear in the period between 16-22 months.
Eighth: Lower canines:
The lower canines appear between 17-23 months.
Ninth: Lower second molars:
These molars appear in the period between 31-23 months.
Tenth: Upper second molars:
These molars are the last to appear in the upper jaw and appear between 25-33 months.
In general, deciduous teeth appear in children in pairs.
Where a tooth appears on the right side and another on the left side at the same time,
In total, four teeth appear every six months.
It is worth noting that females precede males with the appearance of teeth,
In addition, the lower teeth precede the upper teeth.
And the deciduous teeth are completed when the child reaches the age of 2-3 years,
And after the child turns four years old; The child’s jaw and facial bones begin to grow, which gives a new distance for the emergence of permanent teeth,
In the age period between 6-12 years, the child’s mouth will contain the two types of permanent and primary teeth.
The emergence of permanent teeth in children
The order of appearance of permanent teeth in children is as follows,
Knowing that these teeth begin to appear at the age of six:
First: the upper and lower first molars:
It is the first permanent teeth that begin to appear, as it begins to appear at the age of 6-7 years of the child’s life,
Noting that some children have incisors before these molars.
Second: Lower central incisors:
These incisors also appear in the 6-7 years old age.
Third: Upper central incisors:
It appears in the age period between 7-8 years.
Fourth: Lower lateral incisors:
It also appears in the age period between 7-8 years.
Fifthly: the upper lateral incisors:
And these teeth appear at the age ranging between 8-9 years.
Sixth: Lower canines:
The lower canines appear at the age of 9-10 years.
Seventh: Upper first premolars:
It appears in the age period between 10-11 years.
Eighth: Lower first premolars:
They appear in the age period between 10-12 years.
Ninth: Upper second premolars:
The age period is between 10-12 years.
Tenth: Upper canines:
They appear in the age period between 11-12 years.
Eleventh: Lower second premolars:
They appear in the age period between 11-12 years.
Twelfth: Lower second molars:
They appear in the age period between 11-13 years.
Thirteenth: Upper second molars:
And it appears in the age period between 12-13 years.
Fourteenth: upper and lower wisdom teeth:
They appear in the age period between 17-21 years.
The importance of deciduous teeth
The importance of deciduous teeth lies in many aspects, the most important of which are:
1- Providing a suitable place for permanent teeth if they appear
2- Preserving the health of the child; As healthy milk teeth help the child to chew food and get healthy and proper nutrition.
If these teeth are damaged, the child may refuse to eat,
Also, inflammation and decay of milk teeth may damage permanent teeth and lead to dark spots on them.
3- Preserving the milk teeth The process of caring for the health and cleanliness of the milk teeth begins from the birth of the child.
Among the procedures that parents must follow after a few days have passed since the birth of the child is to clean the child’s mouth and gums using clean and wet chases,
And the stage of tooth brushing begins with the emergence of the first tooth in the child’s mouth,
The presence of teeth means the risk of decay, and therefore it is necessary to brush the teeth as soon as they appear using toothpaste that contains fluoride,
The amount of paste used depends on the age of the child.
For children under the age of three, the amount of toothpaste used should be the size of a grain of rice,
As for those between three and six years of age, use a pea-sized amount of paste.
Parents should watch their children in the event of brushing their teeth and remind them constantly of the necessity not to swallow the toothpaste, and children must brush their teeth at least twice a day.
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